If the show was called 'Blokey Geezerman Ain't No Bird' I could understand why some might feel aggrieved.
The character changes, always has, and this particular change has been touted since 'The Doctor's Wife' back in 2011.
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Unfortunately some people will be clamouring
To see the Doctor shag her companions. Rather than fighting space Nazis, overthrowing galactic tyrants, and saving the universe.
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Sun 16 Jul 2017, 22:46,
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